Apfelquarkkuchen (Apple And Cream Kuchen) Recipe - Cooking Index

Apfelquarkkuchen (Apple And Cream Kuchen)

Cuisine: German
Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cake
1 x  Yeast, dry - active
1/4 cup  Butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon  Salt
1/2 cup  Milk
4 tablespoons  Sugar
1   Egg - large
2 cups  Flour; unbleached - unsifted
  Filling
3 cups  Apples; tart - sliced
2 tablespoons  Flour - unbleached
1 tablespoon  Lemon juice
8 oz  Cream cheese - softened
1 teaspoon  Cinnamon
1   Egg - large
3/4 cup  Sugar

Recipe Instructions

CAKE: Mix yeast, salt, 4 tbs sugar, and 3/4 cup flour. Add butter to milk. Heat until very warm (120-130F.). Gradually add milk to flour mixture. Beat for 2 minutes. Add egg and 1/2 cup flour. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Mix in enough flour to form a soft dough. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes, until dough is shiny and elastic.

Place in greased bowl and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.

Pat dough into well-greased 10-inch Springform pan pressing the dough 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the pan.

FILLING: Toss apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 tbs of flour.

Arrange in rows on top of the dough. Beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and egg. Spread over apples. Let rise in warm place for 1 hour.

Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Best when served warm.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

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